Connects
Jeddah ( Red Sea ) to Dammam (Gulf):
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Major cities (Jeddah, Riyadh , Dammam, Jubail)
and ports in the Kingdom will be linked via
the new railway line;
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Jeddah : Major transshipment hub on the Red Sea ;
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Dammam : Allows further shipment to Iran , Iraq , Kuwait ,
Qatar , and Bahrain ;
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Riyadh : Largest city and consumption centre in the Arabian
peninsula
(population over 5 million)
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Jeddah/Makkah region together with Riyadh and Dammam account
for around two-third
of Saudi Arabia 's population.
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Jubail : Saudi Arabia 's main industrial city;
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Landbridge will offer significant time
savings compared to shipping by sea around the
Arabian peninsula (5 to 7 days) - so important for high value goods.
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Reduced transit times will allow shipping companies to
realize cost & service gains. |
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Over
1,000 km of new railway:
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950 km of new line between Riyadh and Jeddah; |
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115 km of new line between Dammam and Jubail; |
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Existing Dammam - Riyadh (about 450 km) line will be
upgraded;
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Line will be single track with long sidings. However,
embankment, bridges & tunnels
will be designed for double track to cater for additional traffic growth in
future. |
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Freight
and high speed passenger service:
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Landbridge will be primarily a freight line (Container &
General Freight). |
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Domestic container traffic makes up the bulk of SL traffic; |
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Passenger concession will be separate from freight
concession. |
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Land,
Regulatory and Other matters:
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Land for new railway will be acquired by Government and will
be made available to concessionaire; |
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Concession Agreement will be principal regulatory
instrument; |
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Concession company will be incorporated under Saudi law; |
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SRO operational assets and staff will be transferred to
concessionaire on a selective basis. |
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